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1. MADHUBANI / MITHILA
PAINTING
Class :-FD 2nd year
Topic:- Indain Textile
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2. Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced
in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India, and the adjoining parts of Terai in
Nepal.
Use two dimensional imagery, and the colors used are derived from plants.
The painting was traditionally done on freshly plastered mud walls and floors
of huts, but now they are also done on cloth, handmade paper and canvas.
Madhubani paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice.
Madhubani paintings mostly depict the men & its association with nature and
the scenes & deity from the ancient epics. Natural objects like the sun, the
moon, and religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted, along with scenes
from the royal court and social events like weddings.
Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib- pens, and matchsticks,
using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching
geometrical patterns.
ABOUT MADHUBANI PAINTINGS

3. It was originated in Madhubani village of Capital city of Ancient Mithila known as
Janakpur (presently in Nepal).
According to local mythology, the origin can be traced to the time of the Ramayana,
when King Janaka of Nepal ordered his kingdom to decorate the town for the wedding
of his daughter, Sita, to Lord Rama.
The original inspiration for Madhubani art emerged from women's craving for
religiousness and an intense desire to be one with God. With the belief that painting
something divine would achieve that desire, women began to paint pictures of gods and
goddesses with an interpretation so divine that captured the hearts of many.
The painting was mainly done by women of Brahmin and Kayastha castes and art form is
handed down from generation to generation.
Madhubani paintings started as a welcome painting on the walls, door, and floors for
god's.
W. G. Archer, I.C.S., then S.D.O., Madhubani brought these paintings to the attention of
outside world after the great Bihar Earthquake in 1934.
Credit goes to Puppul Jayakar, Bhaskar Kulkarni, Upendra Maharathi and Lalit Narayan
Mishra for popularising the painting both in country and abroad.
ORIGIN

4. A style of Indian Paintings practised in Madhubani, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, Sheohar,
Part of Samastipur, Purnea and Muzaffarpur.
Paintings done by Brahmin and Kayastha women were more sophisticated and were
based on Hindu mythology whereas Madhubani painting done by Harijan women
were less sophisticated but were well expressed. Painting style mostly depicts Hindu
deities and natural objects that show fertility and prosperity like sun, moon, fish,
parrot, elephant, turtle, lotus, bamboo tree, tulsi plant, flowers, birds and animals.
In this style of painting, deities are positioned centrally and then no space is left
around the main figure. Gaps are filled by drawing flowers, birds, animals and
geometric designs.
This painting style uses two dimension imagery. Paintings mainly depict mythology
and day to day life.
Madhubani art has five distinctive styles - Bharni, Katchni, Tantrik, Godna and Gobar.
In the 1960s Bharni, Kachni and Tantrik style were mainly done Brahman & Kayashth
women, who are upper caste women in India. Their themes were mainly religious,
and they depicted Gods and Goddesses in their paintings.
STYLE

5. MOTIFS
For khobar-ghar are lotus; bamboo, snake,
birds, fishes, brides.
For gosain ghar are Goddess Durga,
Goddess kali, and scenes from the epics.
Motifs for the aripan are large geometrical
and floral motifs.
Other motifs are scenes from daily life, and
'pan ka patta'.
Painting based on scenes from royal courts
and social events, like weddings are also
made.

6. PROCESS
The process of making this painting is very simple but
involves a lot of patience. In an earlier form, the painting
was done on floor and wall by plastering cow dung on
wall/ floor and then picture were made with rice paste
and natural dyes were used to fill color in the painting.
These days it is done on fabric and paper. So artists
mainly use acrylic color or poster color. The first step is
to choose the theme of the painting. The design is then
traced on fabric/paper. The outline is done in black color
and generally, a double line is drawn then it is filled with
delicate fine lines or color is filled if the painting style is
Bharni.

7. COLOURS
Artist prepare colours from natural sources. Raw materials mixed with Goat milk,
gum arabic and juice from bean plants.
Black colours obtained by mixing soot with cow dung.
Yellow from turmeric or pollen or lime and the milk of banyan leaves.
Blue from indigo.
Red from thew kusam flower juice or red sandalwood.
Green from leaves of wood apple tree.
White from rice powder.
Orange from palasha flowers.
The colours are applied flat with no shading.
In the linear painting, no colours are applied. Only the outlines are drawn.
Earlier only natural colors were used but These days poster and acrylic colors are
also used.
The Brahmins prefer the very bright hues while the kayasthas opt for mutted ones.
In harijan style of painting, hand made paper is washed in cowdung.

8. • Cloth/Handmade paper
• Trace paper
• Fabric colours (for cloth)
• Poster colours (for paper)
• Black outliner
• Carbon sheet
• BRUSHES :-
Two kinds of brushes are used- one for the tiny details
made out of bamboo twigs and the other for filling in
the space which is prepared croma small piece of cloth
attached to a twig.
MATERIAL REQURED

9. • It has got international fame
nowadays in most of the art fairs
and exhibitions we can find
Madhubani paintings
The credit of taking Madhubani
paintings out of homes goes to Late
Mahasundari Devi.
• It is adopted by the State Bank of
India (SBI) as the background of
their debit cards.
Wall Painting (Bhitti Chitra)
Canvas Painting (Pata Chitra).
Floor Painting (Aripan).
Art shifted to Drawing Paper in
1960s
This brought with it a new
freedom and creativity as paper is
moveable.
Painting on Clothes and Sunmica.
Now Bihari women use the style
of Madhubani Paintings on Sarees,
Dupattas etc with fabric paint.
MEDIA CURRENT STATUS

10. Madhubani painting received official recognition in
1970, when the President of India gave an award
to Jagdamba Devi, of Jitbarpur village near
Madhubani. Other painters, Mahasundari Devi
(2008), Sita Devi, Godavari Dutt, Bharti Dayal and
Bua Devi were also given National award. Smt
Bharti Dayal won an Award from All India Fine
Arts and Crafts for fifty years of art in independent
India and the state Award for kalamkari in Mithila
Painting and her painting "Eternal Music" bagged
the top award in Millennium Art Competition.
SMT. JAGDAMBA DEVI - 1970
SMT. SITA DEVI - 1975
SMT. GANGA DEVI - 1976
SMT. GODAVARI DUTTA - 1980
SMT. MAHASUNDARI DEVI-1978,
1979, 1981 (padmshree).
ARTISTS AND
AWARDS National
awardees

11. Now Madhubani painting are also done on fabric and Tassar silk is most commonly used as the base
fabric. This painting is also done on pillows, curtains, badsheets, saris, dupattas, blouses, handbags,
purses, home decor items, in decorative pots, on mugs, bottles, empty boxes and crockery.

ARTICLES

12. THE BRAHMIN TRADITION
• The Brahmin style of painting lavishly deals with rich
variety of colours.
• Their easy access to Hindu sacred literature has helped
them immensely in portraying the rich Hindu iconography
and mythology.
• The Brahmin tradition mainly deals with themes of gods
and goddesses and magical symbols connected with deities.
• This tradition usually used pigments on paper for their art.
THE THREE MAIN STYLES OF MADHUBAN PAINTING.
1. BRAHMIN STYLE
2. TATOO STYLE
3. KSHATRIYA STYLE

13. THE TATTO TRADITION
• The Tatto based paintings reflect the primitive art
and creates its impact by a serial replication of the
same image.
• The painting is originally in the form of a line -
drawing and is divided into several horizontal margins.
• Themes are based on Raja Salhesh but eventually
artists have begun to do illustrations on Hindu epics
and mythology.
• Considering its rich use of color it is closer to the
Brahmin tradition.
• The lower section of the society, existing in maithil
society at that particular time, practiced this style of
madhubani paintings.

14. THE KAYASTHA TRADITION
• The unique feature of the Kayastha tradition is
the us monochrome color, combination, like black,
red, green, maroon etc.
• These paintings were line- drawings of sacred
symbols.
• It was basically a practice of elaborate wall
paintings of the nuptial chamber, Kohbar Ghar with
representations of the lotus plant, bamboo grove,
fish, tortoises, birds, parrots, and snakes in union,
which largely symbolizes fertility and life.
• Even when this style is conceived in paper, single
color line work defines the Kayastha style of
painting even today.

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She started her own fashion label "Inga" across many cities in India. Paul
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She participated in several shows like Femina Miss India, DNA, Linen Club,
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16. ABOUT COLLECTION
Using the Madhubani paintings of Bihar as her inspiration, Agnimitra Paul’s Lakmé Fashion
Week Summer/Resort 2013 collection called “Mystic Madhubani” was a dazzling blend of
Indo-western creations.
Traditional saris, capes, wraps, jackets, lean pants, elegant gowns, swirling flared long skirts,
trendy dresses, jumpsuits and kurtas came together in a colourful melangé of garments.
The fabrics that set the mood of the range, moved from crêpe, linen, khadi to georgette,
matka silk, Tussar, handlooms and net. To highlight the theme, Agnimitra used clever
texturing with machine embroidery and Madhubani paintings.
The colour story was in tune with the paintings for the solid fabric offering, so that the
textiles could blend in perfect harmony.
The Madhubani prints were either strategically placed on the garments or splashed all over
to create a striking vision of beauty and elegance.

17. Opening with a printed bodice and shaded pants, the show moved to layered skirts,
asymmetric jackets in prints/plains, a cutwork vest, batwing handkerchief hem
kaftan, panelled gown and front looped maxi.
Saris had solid coloured insets or were sprinkled with 3D bronze flowers. A belted
jacket with a wrap slim skirt and the final black skirt with a mutli fabric long coat will
have many fashion options.
Giving a surprise twist to the show stopper entry, Agnimitra chose comedian and
actor, Vinay Pathak who boogied sedately down the ramp in a vibrant Bengali style
dhoti with an embroidered/printed kurta.
Here was a collection that had innovative use of craft as well as tradition.
ABOUT COLLECTION

18. Lakme Fashion Week 2013
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